The pilot project commences on the A9 in Scotland on Tuesday 28th October and will raise the speed limit on the single carriageway sections between Perth and Inverness from 40 to 50mph for heavy goods vehicles which have a laden weight exceeding 7.5 tonnes. The trial, which will last 36 months and is to […]
The firm’s latest Market Analysis shows that the average value of vans sold during September 2014 was £4,692, which is £438 or 10.3% higher in comparison with the previous year. This rise in values at auction is despite an increase of one month in average age and 263 miles in average mileage. The month-on-month price […]
Dubbed Target Blu Eye, the technology is available through Cambridge-based CBS Automotive and uses radio signals from the O2 Airwave Network, (Tetra). Drivers are warned of approaching emergency vehicles by both visual and auditory alerts on the user display up to a kilometre radius even when the vehicle is not using its siren or flashing […]
The Level 2 Award in Safe Driving at Work provides learners with key knowledge of the hazards and risks associated with driving. It equips vehicle users with valuable guidance on the measures available for reducing these risks, such as vehicle inspection, behaviour and defensive driving. The Ofqual-regulated qualification, which is designed to be delivered by […]
So says Jonathan Mosley, sales and marketing director at E-Training World, who puts it down to companies recognising their duty of care to drivers, looking for ways to reduce accident costs and now having the budget to invest in areas that were badly affected during the recession. ‘Risk assessing and training company car, van and […]
The DfT’s research on country roads finds that a shocking 25% of drivers report having had a near miss on a country road, while 40% have been surprised by an unexpected hazard, such as an animal. A third also confess to taking a bend too fast. The research mirrors newly published casualty statistics, which show […]
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the police have teamed up to identify and take action against foreign motorists who drive in the UK illegally. Foreign vehicles must be registered and licensed in the UK when they have been here more than six months in any 12-month […]
The firm, which is owned by private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CDR), is intending to proceed with an initial public offering in November to raise at least £200m. The new shares would be sold to institutional investors and used to repay debt. The firm said it’s the leading used vehicle marketplace in Europe […]
The Masternaut Driver Companion app, available now via iOS and Android app stores, links mobile users to the Masternaut Tax & Expense module, part of a suite of modules for Masternaut Connect. The Tax & Expense app uses patented CANbus based technology that precisely reports vehicle odometer readings, which is more accurate than GPS-based calculations […]
The MPs looked at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and have made several policy recommendations for the Government to consider. BVRLA chief executive Gerry Keaney said: ‘The Government motoring agencies are going through a wide-ranging and long overdue modernisation programme, which involves some huge internal […]
That’s the finding of the Transport Committee as it releases a report on the recently reorganised DVLA & DSA, saying that they must work harder to deliver a better service for all, including business customers, whilst also ensuring that action is taken on “copycat” websites for driver services. Louise Ellman MP, Transport Committee chair, added: […]
The van auction, held at Manheim's 10-acre CV centre in Gloucestershire on Thursday 2nd October, saw more than eight out of ten vans sell to a total of 417 buyers (62% of whom were online bidders). The performance underpins the strong state of the wholesale van market, with users of Simulcast – Manheim's online bidding […]
